The cultural capital of India, Kolkata is represented by the Kolkata Knight Riders. This team was one of the original eight teams which were formed at the inception of the Indian Premier League. This is one of the most popular teams because it is owned by celebrities like Shah Rukh Khan and Juhi Chawla. Apart from being most popular team, it can be easily termed as one of the most controversial teams of the Indian Premier League. Let’s see few details of the team below.

After an unforgettable performances in the first three seasons, where the team didn’t even reach the playoffs round of the league. KKR, finally made it to the playoffs in the year 2011, after making many alterations to the team and players. KKR went on to win the tournament in year 2012 in a final match against Chennai Super Kings. It has repeated this feat in the year 2014, by winning the IPL final match of that season against Kings XI Punjab.

Incidentally, the team Kolkata Knight Riders holds the record of being the team with the longest winning streak by any Indian team in T20 format of cricket.